Wee hours of the morning In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "wee hours of the morning", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Jimmy Hung calendar 2022-01-14 10:01

Meaning of Wee hours of the morning (redirected from the wee hours (of the night/morning) )

Synonyms:

oh dark thirty , midnight hours

The wee hours (of the night/morning) American British noun phrase

Used to indicate the early hours after midnight, particularly from 1 am to 4 am morning.

Lisa stayed up until the wee hours to handle the immense workload.

I was rehearsing the presentation until the wee hours, that is the reason why I feel sleepy now.

My brother is a night owl, he often surfs Facebook until the wee hours of the morning.

Origin of The wee hours (of the night/morning)

According to the Oxford Dictionary, "wee" has been used since the 1600s in Southern England.

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